CSS: Transforms and Transitions

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5/15/2018

Create more visually interesting and dynamic websites. Learn how to build animated effects and 3D objects using CSS transforms and transitions. Follow along with author Patrick Carey as he shows how to transition between properties such as color, background, opacity, and positioning, and adjust the timing and duration of transitions. Patrick explains how to perform 2D transformations, such as scaling, skewing, and rotating, as well as transformations in 3D. He shows how to transform objects along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis; use perspective; and create 3D objects such as animated cubes. Interactive demo pages are included with the exercise files, so you can practice what you've learned after each video.

Topics include:

Applying CSS transitions

Managing transition timing

Making 2D transformations

Rotating and scaling in 3D

Working in 3D space

Skill Level Intermediate

1h 26m

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- Hi, my name is Patrick Carey.I've written over 20 books on website design.There are two things I'm passionate about.Cycling, which is not covered in this course,and creating websites that are interesting and fun to use.Are you looking to enhance your websiteswith animated effects and 3D objects?In this course, I'll show you how to make your websitescome alive with CSS transitions and transformations.Visual effects are not just fun,they're also an important part of attracting usersto your website and keeping them engaged.

Remember, you have to stand out from the thousandsof new websites which are being released everyday.If the prospect of adding visual effectsand 3D objects to a website sounds daunting to you,it wasn't all that long ago that such thingswhere the province of programming wizardswho spoke in the secret mysticallanguage of computer code.The CSS has changed all that.Equipped with only a browser and a text editor,you can accomplish what previously requiredat least two years of schoolingand a 12 pack of Mountain Dew every night.

So, join me as we explore all the wonderful thingsyou can do with CSS transitions and transformations.